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Christa Pike has 'profound' health turnaround after botched execution, lawyers say
Watch: What we know about Christa Pike's "shock" recovery in hospital
Christa Pike has made a "profound" turnaround after last week's botched attempt to execute her in the US state of Tennessee, her lawyers say.
Pike, 50, was sentenced to death after murdering Colleen Slemmer with her then-boyfriend in 1995. She survived two injections of the drug pentobarbital on 30 September and was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
Pike's lawyers described her recovery as "remarkable" and said in a statement on Thursday that she was able to walk with assistance and was eating. She had also regained some movement in her arms, which were badly injured during the attempted execution, they said.
"Physicians are encouraged by her physical recovery," the statement said.
The case is now in uncharted territory as Pike is believed to be the only person to have survived an execution attempt by lethal injection.
"Christa is dealing with the profound psychological trauma of having survived a failed execution, including the terror, pain and uncertainty of believing she was about to die," her legal team said.
Pike's lawyers said they do not know the full emotional and psychological toll of the execution attempt or how long it will take her to recover.
They added that while she was struggling to process what had happened, she "continues to express concern for others, particularly the family of her victim Colleen Slemmer".
Slemmer's mother, who was among those pushing for Pike to be put to death, has branded the failed execution a "mess".